Similar Ways of Communicating!

     Okay, so we discussed a similar topic to this in Biology class, involving dolphins, and then some friends were talking about it as well. But how similar animals are to humans in how they interact with one another. I personally believe that in many ways animals communicate in the same ways humans do henceforth they are very similar. 
     For some bacteria that can create their own light, when they are in a group together, they are able to illuminate at the same time or in different patters by using different chemicals. When the concentration of the chemical they release is high enough they illuminate. High school students do something very similar in high school cafeterias. When it is getting close to the time to leave the noise increases until it reaches a point where someone thinks that it is time to go. Then the sound of a few chairs sliding as people stand up. Once a few people start to stand up, everyone follows to continue with conforming and following someone else's lead. So then, everyone stands up.              
     Animals also communicate though body language. Animals know when other animals are afraid. Plus, animals (similar to humans) are able to know the leader of a group by using body language. Humans also use body language to communicate as well. You can tell when someone feels afraid or uncomfortable. You also know who is the leader of group. You can tell this easily by posture and other body language, as well as the body language of those around the leader. That one personality has proven to be the most dominant of them all, and the other people surrounding them will display that. In a pride of lions the alpha male walks around with more comfort and stature than the others. The lions around the alpha will walk with much more fear. In humans the leader has pride and an ego. However, there are occasions when a leader is the quiet, reserved, intellectual one, but it is not always obvious immediately. The people usually flock around the leader to ask questions and they might be slightly afraid like a student walking past a principal. You can even think of the lunch room as a bee hive. It's always busy and rowdy with everything that is going on, and there are multiple instances where you can see that one person who would represent the queen bee. In a way, Mean Girls was right by referring high school to a jungle! :)